Bakewell tart

Bakewell tart

The famous traditional English dessert makes a wonderful afternoon tea treat

Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour 30 mins plus chilling

Method

  1. To make the pastry, tip the flour, butter and sugar into a food processor with a pinch of salt. Whizz until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolk and 1 tsp of cold water and pulse until the dough comes together. Flatten into a disc, cover with clingfilm and chill for no more than 1 hour. n Roll out the pastry on a lightly floured surface to about 3mm thickness. Line a 20cm fluted tart tin with a depth of 31/2 cm. Prick the base with a fork and chill for 20 minutes. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4.
  2. Line the pastry case with baking parchment and fill with baking beans. Cook for about 20 minutes until the pastry is a pale golden colour. Take out the beans, brush the inside of the pastry case with a little egg white and cook for a further 2 minutes. Cool slightly.
  3. Spread the jam in an even layer over the base of the pastry case. Cream together the butter and caster sugar. Gradually add the beaten eggs and egg yolk. Fold in the ground almonds and lemon zest. Carefully spoon the mixture over the jam and spread level. Bake for 20 minutes. Scatter with the flaked almonds and continue to cook for a further 15-20 minutes until golden and set.
  4. Cool to room temperature, dust with icing sugar and serve with pouring cream or custard.

549 kcalories, protein 10g, carbohydrate 43.4g, fat 38.5 g, saturated fat 16.6g, fibre 1.9g, salt 0.13 g

Recipe from olive magazine, March 2007.

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  • 12 January 2008

    Louise rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I really like this recipe, it was very detailed and full of handy hints like brushing the base with egg white to seal it. Follow the recipe and you can't go wrong, it turned out perfectly

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  • 02 March 2008

    Natalie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Just made this and I am not renowened for making successful puddings, but this one was lovely. It was slightly undercooked but I think this made it better as it tasted like traditional Bakewell pudding. Yummy.

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  • 07 March 2008

    kittylitter rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Good recipe, the lift of the lemon zest made the whole tart filling a lot lighter. I think maybe a 1tsp of almond extract/essence would be of benefit though as the filling was slightly less almond tasting than I think Bakewell should be. I would also agree that it doesn't quite cook fully in this time, verging on a little sad in the middle. Perhaps another 5-10 minutes would rectify that though.

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  • 15 March 2008

    suekitchen commented on this recipe

    Made in individual tartlet tins which looked very impressive for a dinner party. Each time I cook this recipe it has been a great success with all my family and friends.

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  • 31 March 2008

    pauline rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    i made this today and added 1tsp of almond essence, the flavour was great but the texture of the almond sponge is very soggy more like a pudding. this recipe needs to be made in a shallow pie dish and extra cooking time needed.

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  • 11 April 2008

    Jean rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Firstly everyone who I have made this for thoroughly enjoyed it. I do believe that extra almond extract or essence should be used to give it a more almondy taste. One important thing though the recipe states use a 20cm tart tin. I suggest use a larger 24 cm - 25cm tin and that is perfect. I know someone who made this recipe using the 20cm and most of the filling ended up spilling over onto the oven floor.

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  • 22 April 2008

    doragibraltar commented on this recipe

    Help! I have no food processor at the moment. Can anybody advise if bought short crust pastry is a reasonable substitute?

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  • 26 April 2008

    .:~carol~:. rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I made this in a 24cm dish, and it needed about 20 minutes more than stated to cook right through, I had to turn the oven down because the pastry was starting to burn, I also added a teaspoon of almond essence which gives it a real almondy taste, I think next time I make it I will add more ground almonds, as I think this is why it is too sloppy and took ages to cook. doragibralter bought short crust pastry would be fine.

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  • 26 April 2008

    doragibraltar rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    YEs I cooked this yesterday with bought shortcrust pastry and it was absolutely fine. I too used a 24 cm dish and cooked it for longer as well as adding the almond essence. I wil definately be making again.

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  • 27 April 2008

    Beverley commented on this recipe

    For all you sweet toothed you will love this, fairly easy to make,to make it easier if your short on time i cheated and bought ready to roll pastry and instead of flaked almonds on top i made glazed icing, very tasty

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  • 24 June 2008

    xxpippaxx rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I agree that there wasn't enough almond or lemon taste to the tart

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  • 31 August 2008

    Lisa rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Easy, delicious recipe. However I used a 23cm/3cm deep dish (as it was the only one I had). I also added 2 teaspoons of almond essence and extended the cooking time by 5mins, as recommended by others. Perfect!!

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  • 25 September 2008

    kitkatgirl commented on this recipe

    Wow! I have never made anything that came out so perfectly, it looked amazing! Tasted fantastic too, didnt last long when I took it into the office. I went with the advice and cooked it for 5 extra minutes and added 2 tsp of almond extract. Great almond flavour and perfectly cooked, stayed very moist, absolutely delicious I highly recommend this recipe.

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  • 07 November 2008

    BARBARA rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I copied the recipe exactly and it came out perfectly. I will add a little Almond Essence next time.

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  • 11 November 2008

    Sianyhugs rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is the first time I'd ever cooked Bakewell Tart and bought the pastry as short of time however took the advice of other reviews and added one teaspoon of almond essence and cooked on a lower heat {150 / 160} for a lot longer {additional 20 / 25 mins} than recommended. Came out beautiful, would definitely make again, very easy but very tasty!!!

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  • 22 November 2008

    Chez Thomo! rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    I tried this today and it took forever to cook! I followed the recipe to the letter, as I always do first time around. I cooked it for 20 mins, then the additional 20 minutes, and then another 20 mins on top of that and it was still extremely wet in the middle. Also tasted very eggy and too lemony - you could swear there were no almonds in there! I will use the same baking times next time, omit the lemon rind and add almond essence, but did you all use the 3 eggs and 1 egg yolk?

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  • 05 December 2008

    Anne commented on this recipe

    I first made this when I was 13 years old in cooking class. The other day my Granddaughter asked me what she could make to take to school as they were doing a heritgage day. I still had my old notes, they are in ozs. Reading all of your tips was a great help. I cannot wait to make this myself

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    23 January 2009

    Ali rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is the second time I have made this cake, and it is so yummy!!!!! However the only problem was that it took longer to cook, and it was on the middle shelf. So I had to move it down to the bottom, as it was going dark on top. Advice: Be prepared to wait longer, and may want to keep a close eye on it. Also ensure that the egg is cooked, test this by putting a hot melt schewer threw it, and if clean copeshe!!! HAPPY COOKING!!!

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  • 01 February 2009

    Scare commented on this recipe

    I have made it very easily just waiting for it to come out of the over looking good so far i have taken advice and cooked on a lower heat for longer to avoid the soggy middle and burnt crust i will let you know how its gone in 40 mins !

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  • 16 March 2009

    Kathy commented on this recipe

    Made this at the weekend. Found the lemon zest spoilt the whole tart and took the flavour of the almond away from it, other than that it was perfect. Would make it again without the lemon zest.

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Difficulty and servings

Moderately easy

Serves 8

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 1 hour 30 mins plus chilling

Ingredients

PASTRY

  • 125g plain flour
  • 75g unsalted butter , cold and diced
  • 25g caster sugar
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 egg white

FILLING

  • 2 heaped tbsp raspberry jam
  • 150g unsalted butter , at room temperature
  • 150g caster sugar
  • 3 eggs , beaten
  • egg yolk
  • 150g ground almonds
  • lemon , zested
  • 1 tbsp flaked almonds
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549 kcalories, protein 10g, carbohydrate 43.4g, fat 38.5 g, saturated fat 16.6g, fibre 1.9g, salt 0.13 g

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